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MAY 10, 2002
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Source: USA Today

Just say Yes to progressive rock

By Edna Gunderson

Is anyone in pop music catering to progressive-rock fans?

The answer is Yes.

The prog-rock band who hit the heights with Roundabout and Owner Of A Lonely Heart is resurfacing for a summer tour, a box set and two DVD-Audio reissues.

The U.S. tour, with keyboardist Rick Wakeman rejoining Yes men Jon Anderson, Chris Squire, Steve Howe and Alan White, kicks off July 17 in Seattle. More dates will be added to the 22-city itinerary. (Check pollstar.com and ticketmaster.com.)

In a Word: Yes (1969- ) , a five-CD box spanning the band’s 32-year career, arrives on July 16 with 55 tracks, artwork by Roger Dean (designer of several Yes albums) and an 80-page booklet of Yes photos, liner notes and commentary by Cameron Crowe and members of Phish, Primus, King’s X and Tool.

The $69.98 Rhino collection boasts six previously unreleased tracks: Tango, Never Done Before, Richard, Backing Track 2, an alternate take of Fist Of Fire and Magnification outtake Last Train. Formed in 1968, Yes has sold more than 30 million records worldwide. On June 6, last year’s Magnification will be reissued on DVD audio. A reissue of 1994’s Fragile is due this fall.


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